Colorado officials said Tuesday that they had no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to make health, safety and the environment their top priority. Some environmentalists and community activists have demanded the commission stop issuing permits until the new rules are complete. Tuesday's meeting was the first time the oil and gas commission met since Democratic Gov. Commission staff members have already begun rewriting rules and have held preliminary meetings and released some proposals. But the commissioners themselves are still reorganizing, and work on rewriting substantive drilling rules isn't expected to begin until later this year.

Source: ABC News May 21, 2019 21:22 UTC